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rebuilt turbo failure?

posted by  someone claiming to be Asturias Celt on  Wed Apr 24 17:23 CST 2002 [RELATED]

I recently rebuilt the turbo in my '91 740. Not trusting mechanics a lot nowadays, I checked the hose from the turbo to the intercooler and found a little bit of oil. I had previously cleaned these hoses out. Is this oil in the hoses normal for a rebuilt turbo? What went wrong?








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    rebuilt turbo failure?

    posted by  nyroguls on  Thu Apr 25 05:53 CST 2002
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    A little oil isn't a big deal. When you rebuilt the Turbo, did you have the internals electronically balanced? If not, I'd do so.

    Roguls
    New York, USA








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    rebuilt turbo failure?

    uid 5559's pic
    posted by  Guid on  Thu Apr 25 04:40 CST 2002
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    Based on my experience, a little oil is completely normal. It's probably nothing to worry about. There's actually an oil drain plug in the bottom of the intercooler for exactly this reason.

    Hope this helps.






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